Sunday, January 30, 2011

The Storm continues

[Let's talk about the weather! ....and Egypt again.]

Nightfall. After a surprisingly sunny day, the cold seems to draw closer faster than before.


         (© wetter.com)
The faster the cold grows here, the more critical the storm far away becomes.
What happens in Egypt is a phenomenon of it's own. The country is on the verge of breaking into Chaos, the government withdrew the police to let the people feel that 'that's what they'd get' for he riots. It's frightening to see how the government abuses it's position -withdrawing countless policemen as if they simply vanished from earth- only to watch how the people are now faced with two fronts: fighting Mubarak's regime and continuing the protests, and fighting the rising rate of crimes. Several prisons have been opened and plundering has become daily dish. The people are on their own now against criminal attacks while still facing the military demonstrations and assaults ordered by the government.
The internet and mobile nets are still down, leaving only a limited way to organize the people for protests.
The people want Mubarak to resign, but the role of the military is the crucial one here.
It's still unknown which side the military will eventually take, since it happens more and more that soldiers side with the protesters.
International governments have voiced their opinions, many advising Mubarak to make a trustable change, but not asking him to resign. If this will be a considerable solution for the egypt population is debatable. Especially the U.S. would hold the power to interfere by cutting down the 1.3 Billion that flows every year from their funds into Egypt military. -- But that brings us back to the question in how far other nations should interfere in the process of another country.
The only thing that might be compared to our crystal clear night is the silence. The deadly silence that rests over Cairo as the result of the curfew, only broken by gunshots.
I've collected several articles and videos concerning this topic you might find interesting:
Role of Muslim Brotherhood and Mohamed ElBaradai
Bürgerwehr statt Polizei
Call for democracy
Soldiers side with protesters

 


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